Captain Chad Ward with the Upper Sandusky Fire Department pretends to rinse off after working at the scene of a simulated accident,

First responders with Wyandot County EMS work to transport a victim from a simulated emergency situation conducted Saturday at the Wyandot County fairgrounds.

The dead came back to life Saturday at the cemetery walks hosted by the Wyandot County Historical Society at Oak Hill Cemetery. Director Ronald Marvin Jr. led the walks stopping at notable family and veteran graves.

A crew of volunteers Saturday helped to unload truckloads of decorations and to place them in correct spots for Upper’s Fantasy of Lights 85 displays at Harrison Smith Park.

A caller reported a Jeep parked illegally on the 100 block of South Sandusky Avenue the morning of Oct. 18. The responding officer made contact with the vehicle’s owner and the owner agreed to move the Jeep. 

The Wyandot County Community Foundation awarded a record $13,141 in grant funds to 10 area non-profit organizations Friday morning at its seventh annual Grant Awards Program at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Braden Cano (right) was named the Upper Sandusky High School homecoming king and Madison Mann was named the USHS homecoming queen at the Upper Sandusky football game on Friday. Cano is a son of Jennifer and Nate Treadway and Moises and Heather Cano. Mann is a daughter of Chuck and Kathy Mann of Upper Sandusky.

TIFFIN — Seneca County Judge Mark Repp denied a pretrial diversion request from Orville Alabaugh Wednesday. Debbra and Orville Alabaugh had 17 dogs seized from their Tiffin residence in August, days after 150 dogs, one deceased, were seized from a facility the two owned in Upper Sandusky.

At its October meeting Wednesday, the Wyandot County Board of Health approved a first reading of its 2020 Food Service and Retail Food Establishment Operation fees, which Director of Environmental Health Jeffrey Ritchey said would bring a net increase in income of approximately $500, based on the proposed fees.